compiled and updated by Kristan Aspen and Janna MacAuslan (1997)
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Block, Adrienne F. and Carol Neuls-Bates, editors. Women in American Music: A Bibliography of Music and Literature. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1979.π
Boenke, H. Alais. A Cata1og of F1ute Compositions by Women. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989.
Bowers, Jane, and Judith Tick, editors. Women Making Music: The Western Art Tradition, 1150-1950. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1986.
Briscoe, James R., editor. Historical Anthology of Music by Women. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1987.
Citron, Marcia. Gender and the Musical Canon. NY: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Cohen, Aaron I. International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, 2nd ed., 2 vols. New York: Books & Music, Inc., 1987.
Cook, Susan C. and Thomasin K. LaMay, editors. Virtuose in Italy. 1600-1640: A Reference Guide. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1984.
Dahl, Linda. Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen. New York: Pantheon Books, 1964.
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($4 covers copying costs. For more info: 607-274-3882 or E-Mail: [email protected])
Frasier, Jane. Women Composers. A Discography. Detroit: Information Coordinators, 1983. (Detroit studies in music bibliography, 50.)
Green, Mildred Denby. Black Women Composers: A Genesis. Boston: Twayne, 1983.
Grice, Bonnie. From Z to A, the Classical Music Lovers Alternative, An inclusive guide to the great composers and their music. (discography), 1994. (Available from B. Grice, KUSC Radio, PO Box 77913, Los Angeles, CA 90007).
Heinrich, Adel, compiler. Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Hixon, Donald L. and Don Hennessee. Women in Music: An Encyclopedic Bibliography, 2nd edition, 2 vols.Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993.
Jezic, Diane Peacock. Women Composers, The Lost Tradition Found. New York, NY: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1988.
Johnson, Rose Marie. Violin Music by Women Composers: a Bio-bibliographical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1989.
Koskoff, Ellen, editor. Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987.
LePage, Jane Weiner. Women Composers. Conductors, and Musicians of the Twentieth Century: Selected Biographies, 3 vols. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 1983, 1988.
MacAuslan, Janna and Kristan Aspen, compilers. Guitar Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
McClary, Susan. Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality. Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, 1991.
Meggett, Joan, compiler. Keyboard Music by Women Composers: A Catalog and Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1981.
Neuls-Bates, Carol. Women in Music: An Anthology of Source Readings from the Middle Ages to Present. New York: Harper and Row, 1982.
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Olivier, Antje, and Karin Weingartz-Perschel, editors. Komponistinnen von A-Z: Eine Korrektur der traditionellen Musikgeschichtsschreibung. First German language dictionary about women composers. May be ordered from: Frauenmusik-Vertrieb, Frobenstrasse 6, D-4000 Dusseldorf 30, Germany. (Tel: 0211/627821)
Pendle, Karin, editor. Women & Music, A History. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1991.
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Samuel, Rhian, and Julie Anne Sadie. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W.W. Norton, 1995.
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Stern, Susan. Women Composers: A Handbook. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978.
Stewart-Green, Miriam. Women Composers: A Checklist for the Solo Voice. Boston: G.K. Hall. 1980.
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Walker-Hill, Helen. Piano Music by Black Women Composers: A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992.
Wood, Elizabeth, Philip Brett, and Gary Thomas, editors. Queering the Pitch, The new gay and lesbian musicology. New York & London: Routledge, 1994.
Zaimont, Judith, and Karen Famera, editors. Contemporary Concert Music by Women: A Directory of the Composers and Their Works. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, l981.
Zaimont, Judith, et. al., editors. The Musical Woman, An International Perspective. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Vol. I, 1984, Vol. II, 1987, Vol. III, 1991.
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| Ladyslipper Music, Inc. P.O. Box 3124-R Durham, NC 27715 Orders: (800) 634-6044 (M-F 9-6) |
Leonarda Productions P.O. Box 124 Radio City Station New York, NY 10101 |
Cambria Records and Publishing Box 374 Lomita, CA 90717 (213) 831-1322 |
Other Resources:
| International Alliance of Women in Music (IAWM) Kristine Burns, Membership Director Dartmouth College, Dept. of Music Hanover, NH 03755 |
(603) 632-5986, email: [email protected] |
| New York Women Composers 114 Kelburne Ave North Tarrytown, NY 10591 (914) 631-4361 |
(Catalog/Databank, over 1350 works) "Reports" may be requested for a particular instrument or for works by specific composers. |
| Chrommatica, USA (Books, Tapes , Music by Women Composers) 2443 Pickwick Rd. Dickeyville, MD 21207 (301) 448-3334 |
Bellerophon Books (Publishes a women composers coloring book with biographic information.) 36 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 |
| Women of Note Quarterly (Magazine of Historical/Contemporary Women Composers) N.W. 310 Wawawai Rd. Pullman, WA 99163 (509) 334-4600 |
Aristoplay, Ltd. (Distributes a Women Composers biographical card game) P.O. Box 7645 Ann Arbor, MI 48107 |
Music Publishers and Retailers of Music by Women Composers:
Arsis Press, 170 N.E. 33rd St., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334. (202) 544-4817
Broude Brothers, Nine Centuries of Music by Women Series. Carol Nancy, editor. New York, NY
Da Capo Press, Women Composers Series, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013
Theodore Presser Company, Selected Works of Women Composers, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Alfred Publishing Company, At the Piano Series, 1990. Maurice Hinson, editor. Van Nuys, CA
Theodore Front Musical Literature, 16122 Cohasset St., Van Nuys, CA 91406, (818) 994-1902
Women's Orchestras:
The Women Composers Orchestra, c/o Betty Scott, 6000 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210, (410) 323-3626
The Women's Philharmonic, 330 Townsend St., Suite 218, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 543-2297
Special Library Collections:
International Female Composers' Library, Nicolaistrasse 2, D-4750 Unna/Westfalen, Germany, Tel: 0 2303/23111
International Institute for the Study of Women in Music, California State Univ. at Northridge, Los Angeles, CA
National Women Composers Resource Center, 330 Townsend St., Suite 218, San Francisco, CA 94103, (415) 543-2297